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Losing Ground, Part 2: Single parenthood contributes to disparity

Angel Castro, 28, a single mother with two children unloads groceries at their Englewood apartment. She said she feeds the family on about $500 a month. Single parenthood is a bigger indicator of poverty than race, according to six decades of U.S. Census Photo by

Angel Castro's son, Aaron, 3, watches a movie after his evening bath while Castro feeds his sister, Alexis, 17 months, dinner at their Englewood, Colo. apartment. Castro, 28, a single mother relying heavily on public assistance, quit her part-time job aft Photo by

Angel Castro, 28, a single mother with two children, talks to a bus dispatcher to plan her day's trips to the store and a doctor's appointment as her 17-month-old daughter, Alexis, watches at their Englewood apartment. (Joe Mahoney/The iNews Network) Photo by